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Kristin Houser

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Kristin Houser is a staff writer at Freethink, where she covers science and tech. Her written work has appeared in Business Insider, NBC News, and the World Economic Forum’s Agenda, among other publications, and Stephen Colbert once talked about a piece on The Late Show, to her delight.

Prior to joining Freethink, Kristin was a staff writer for Futurism and wrote several animated and live action web series.

Medicine

FDA approves first-of-its-kind blood cancer treatment

The FDA has approved Johnson & Johnson’s Tecvayli, a new blood cancer treatment for people with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

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Astronomy

Meteorite blasts “biggest new crater” NASA has ever seen into Mars

A meteorite impact that caused a marsquake and created a massive new Mars crater could shape our plans to send people to the Red Planet.

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Clean Energy

Molten salt reactors could save nuclear power

Molten salt reactors, a type of nuclear reactor first explored in the 1950s, could be the future of clean energy.

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Transportation

This amphibious electric tricycle (and camper) costs $14,600

Latvian startup BeTRITON’s amphibious electric tricycle will take you from the road to the water to the campsite.

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Shutterstock will sell AI images — and compensate artists

Shutterstock will make AI-generated images available on its website, while also compensating creators for helping train the AI.

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Mental Health

It’s time to change how we think about electroshock therapy

Electroconvulsive therapy is more effective than ketamine at treating severe depression, according to a new meta-analysis.

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Medicine

Experimental “FLASH” cancer treatment aces first human trial

The first-in-human trial of FLASH radiotherapy found the experimental cancer treatment to be safe and effective.

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Aerospace

Starlink satellites can be reverse-engineered to create new GPS

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite mega-constellation could be used to create a new, more secure global positioning system for the US Army.

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Homelessness

New tiny home village for unhoused people to open in 2023

Salt Lake City is building a new tiny home village to help Utahns experiencing chronic homelessness get off the street permanently.

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Aerospace

Space ads could earn $2 million a day, say Russian researchers

Space advertising could generate a profit, even though space ads would cost $65 million each, according to Russian researchers’ calculations.

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